Read the quotation below and complete the instruction that follows. "Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible" (Rockwell). Select the indirect quotation that correctly sequences the verbs.

The original statement uses the simple past verb “strived.” When reporting a past statement with “said,” the verb typically shifts back from simple past to past perfect: “had strived.” Therefore, the correct indirect quotation is “Rockwell said that he had strived to completely capture everything.”

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